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Rip jigging secrets leaked, Nighttime bobber tricks, Fish of the week

Today’s Top 4

Al Lindner’s rip jigging secrets…all of ’em!

If you’re only ever going to watch ONE video we share, THIS is the video. Al gives up a few secrets that we were previously sworn to never talk about. Here it is from the man who perfected (invented?) “rip jigging” for shallow walleyes:

Al forgot to mention you’ll need plenty of spinach in order to rip jig all day:

Any color works as long as it’s firetiger.

Lol that’s what NWT pro Bill Shimota had to say about the always-fishy color, “firetiger.” One of those must-haves that catch ’em everywhere. Lots of companies are putting their own twist on it nowadays, which is your favorite?

News

Danny Woodke and Steve Meyer topped the 100 boat field with 55.81 lbs for 5 fish (11.16-lb average!!) all caught casting. Has to be a new record:

> Danny: We picked up a 30-incher, and then two more 30s and another 29…I said early in the day that we’re probably not going to upgrade 28″ fish, but it’s exactly what we did thanks to AIM. It was day to remember — we’ll probably never repeat anything like it.

Good thing it was a CPR format…how’d you like to carry that bag around?!

> I learned a lot from my good friend Korey Sprengel on using my electronics to find the right rockpiles for the way the current sets up on them and wind hits ’em.

> When I’m by myself I spend 50% of my time graphing and 50% of the time actually fishing. It’s all about finding the spot on the spot…then just put it in front of their face and they’ll eat it.

What people are calling the first “coffee table musky book.” Need to raise $50K in 40 days to get it published. Some incredible talent has been working on it for the last few years. Here’s what Al Lindner had to say about it:

> I’ve seen what the boys have been up to with this project, and it’s packed with some of the greatest fishing stories ever told – in words and photos

Headline of the Day

Tip of the Day

> [The best night lakes are] typically gin-clear, have deep-water rock structures and big walleyes. They also have suspended daytime walleye, lots of cisco and whitefish, a few weeds and deep rock bars. The walleyes we catch at night never get close to a lure during the day.

> Target hard-bottom humps and bars that top off in 10-25′. Walleyes inactive during the day know exactly which bars offer food. These bars can go from having no action before the sun sets to being super hot after the sun goes down

> Night fishing is not like daytime fishing when you run from spot to spot. There’s not enough time after dark. Have the first spot and two alternatives picked out before you reach the lake. If the first spot fails shortly after dark, move to the second. If you need to try the third, the night is over. Go to bed.

> When moon rises, you can actually feel a change in pressure and see the wind swirling to create a chop. Walleyes feed recklessly for a few minutes. It’s a golden opportunity for big fish.

> Set rigs 3-7′ off the bottom. The walleyes that were suspended during the day move over the tops of the bars, but they don’t hug the bottom. If you fish too deep, you can miss the biggest fish.

> When a bobber goes under, watch the bobber light’s direction of travel. Is it going deeper, shallower or is it staying the same as the walleye moves off? That can be a hint on how to fine tune the depth. Big walleye travel slowly.

> My top night producer is a Thill Nite Brite float rigged with a 1/16-oz Mr. Slip Bobber Jig Bug tipped with a whole nightcrawler. That makes a big target. Jumbo leeches and big chubs also catch nighttime fish, but there’s just something about the whole ‘crawler after dark.

Quote of the Day

How’d you like to be a walleye in a landing net and have to look up and see that face?

Today’s ‘Eye Candy

Jason Dyer got this one to show off it’s pearly whites by…telling a bad joke?

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